Constantin Guirma (February 5, 1920 – August 6, 2010) was a
Burkinabé prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church .
Guirma was born in
Kaya, Burkina Faso and was ordained a priest on May 19, 1946. He was appointed Bishop of the
Diocese of Kaya on June 26, 1969, and ordained bishop on August 1, 1969, by
Pope Paul VI in
Kampala during his first pontifical visit to Africa. Guirma remained there until his retirement on March 9, 1996. He died after illness on August 6, 2010.
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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Burkina Faso
People from Centre-Nord Region
1920 births
2010 deaths
Roman Catholic bishops of Kaya
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